Brawny (barony)
{{short description|Barony in County Westmeath, Ireland}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
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|other_name = {{pad top italic|Breámhaine}}
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|image_caption = Location of Brawny on a map of Westmeath
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|subdivision_name3 = Westmeath
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Brawny ({{Irish place name|Breámhaine}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/256.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Breámhaine / Brawny | access-date = 19 January 2021 }} is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.{{cite web|url=http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/brawny/|title=Barony of Brawny, Co. Westmeath|publisher=townlands.ie|access-date=27 May 2015}} It is bordered by County Roscommon to the west. It also borders two other Westmeath baronies: Kilkenny West (to the north–east) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the town of Athlone.
Geography
Brawny has an area of {{convert|12069.4|acre|km2}}.
The barony contains a small part of the southern end of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. It also includes part of the eastern half of the Shannon as far as Long Island to the south. The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at {{convert|360.5|km|mi|0|abbr=in}}.{{cite web| url=https://www.osi.ie/education/schools-and-third-level/primary-schools-2/ | publisher=Ordnance Survey Ireland|title=Primary Schools |access-date=4 March 2021}}
Several significant roads pass through the barony. The M6, a motorway forming part of the N6 Dublin to Galway national primary road, the N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan and the N62 connecting the M6 to the M8.
A railway line carrying several of the national rail company Iarnród Éireann's intercity services also passes through the barony.
Civil parish
The barony is unusual in Ireland in having a single civil parish - St Mary's - that comprises the entire barony.[http://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=in:256&cat=PAR Civil parishes of the barony of Brawny.] The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved 7 June 2015 It should not be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish of the same name.
Towns, villages and townlands
File:Market Day, Athlone (5786005548).jpg
- Athlone, a large town on the River Shannon.
- Ballykeeran, a small village located on the N55 road near Glassan.
- Coosan, a small village and townland on the banks of Lough Ree.
Places of interest
File:Moydrum Castle front view.JPG
Moydrum Castle is a ruined gothic-revivalist castle in the area. It was completed in 1814 and destroyed by fire in 1921.
References
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External links
- [http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4192279 Map of the barony of Brawny] at openstreetmap.org
- [http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/brawny/ Barony of Brawny, County Westmeath] at townlands.ie
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